The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-29
LIONS IN A TERRIBLE FIGHT.
TEARING THEMSELVES IN PIECES UNTIL
DEATH ENDS THE BATTLE.

TEARING THEMSELVES IN PIECES UNTIL
DEATH ENDS THE BATTLE.
LONDON, October 1S.-Early this
morning there was fearful and ex-
citing battle in the Jubilee Exhibi-
ton at Livernool. Delmonico, the
most plucky tanner of beasts in this
country, has been exciting the ner-
yes of the visitors for a long time by
trifling in cage with three big for
est lions. Five more lions of a diff
ferent kind, but all fierce and full
grown, arrived from Africa yesterday
and were put at once into the big
cage with the three already there.
They had no training, but Delmon-
leo went in among them and thrill
ed the crowd that filled the menag-
erie by an unusually sensational
performance. When he had done
Mile. Kora, his partner, went in with
the lions and took Il little dog with
her. This was repeated four times
during the day and the five new
lions were too much stunned by the
huge, noisy crowd about them and
the repeated visits of the man, wom-
an and dog to do anything but
crouch i'll their corners in fear.
Their establishment had not worn
off, and they were still quiet when
left alone for tonight by the atten-
dants at 10 o'clock. Shortly after
midnight, however, the menagerie
was filled with IL frightful roaring
and snarling, and servant sleeping
on the premises rushed in to find
the big iron cage rocking and eight
lions fighting furiously. They were
rolled up into huge dark ball,
from which blood-stained fur was
flying in all directions. The huge
beasts rolled over and over, dashing
madly against the sides of the cage
and biting pieces out Of each other
with II frrocity that was sickening.
All the sights organized to crafty
mans fondness for fighting would
have seemed the tamest child's play
in comparison. After Il while it be-
came evident that there were dis
tinct sides in the battle and that the
new arrivals were pitted at unfair
odds against the lions who had been
in possession.
The efforts of the servant to separ-
ate them only increased their fury.
At last he rushed off for Delmonico,
who was asleep near by. The tanner
arrived half clad, and found his
lions bleeding fearfully, but still
fighting. The battle narrowed down
to a duel between the two biggest
lions, which were rapidly biting
each other to pieces in the middle of
the cage. Occasionally it became
general and for a few seconds there
would be a wild tumble among the
snarling lions, with a savage crunch
ing of teeth to tell how flesh was
being torn.
The appearance of Dclmonico
with red-hot iron in his hand pro.
duced immediate effect All but
the two chief combatants stopped
fighting and crouched sullenly down.
licking their bloody wounds and
snarling encouragement to the two
leaders. On these in their rage hot
iron was useless. even when applied
-ttJF G lT A.. RRRiEteEalr esa9aded to
the burning sensation by tearing
at each other more iiercely. At last
Delmonico bravely entered the cage,
half clad as he was, and shut him
self in. He next opened the door
communicating with the second cage
and drove into it, like so many sheep
the six lions that had been looking
on.
Meanwhile the other lions wert
still fighting, although much weaker
Delmonico's attempts to separate
them were useless. They paid no
the slightest attention to him, and
although in their struggle the,
dashed against him, they were evi
IDENTIFY unconscious of his presence
Before the tanner could form an,
plan to separate them the fight end
ed of itself. The big forest lion roll
ed over on his back and died, Will
the other gave faint roar of victory
The dead lion was terribly mangl
ed, while the victor's name was gon
and his body looked as though al
especially wicked harrow had bee
dragged over it. Blood trickle,
from a hundred ugly wounds, an,
there is little hope that he will live,
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